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Semiconductors are the foundation of modern computing, & plasma is the foundational technology of semiconductor fabrication. Without plasma processes, Moore's Law would have stalled decades ago.
So, why is now plasma's most important moment? The industry faces its next inflection point. Silicon transistors have reached physical limits & cannot go any smaller, & the industry is looking to new materials & chip architectures, advanced packaging, & entirely new device physics to continue improving performance, increasing energy efficiency, & reducing compute costs. And looming over it all: the explosion in AI & the promise of physical AI.
Who better to make this case than Rick Gottscho, Ph.D., Retired Head of Products & CTO of Lam Research. Rick has spent 40+ years in the semiconductor industry & is renowned for his technical leadership in plasma diagnostics & modeling, plasma processing, & process control.
In this fireside chat with moderator Susan Schofer (Partner, SOSV & Chief Science Officer, HAX), Rick will explore:
Plasma's rise: What plasma's original promise was for semiconductors & why the opportunity is still expanding
Moore's Law & its limits: How plasma enabled decades of scaling & why the old playbook is giving way to a materials revolution
Energy as the new constraint: Why power is becoming the defining challenge of the compute era
What Physical AI needs from chips: What advanced compute actually demands from fabrication today
From R&D to production: Lessons from navigating product innovation through to scaled, high-volume manufacturing
Manufacturing in the USA: Why reshoring matters, what does a new global ecosystem look like, what's missing & how digital twins could accelerate the path forward
Broadcast live from our SOSV NY event space in Manhattan, this is the next installment of SOSV Deep Tech LIVE, our video podcast series exploring the frontiers of deep tech with leading founders, researchers, & technologists.
Seats are limited. Register early to save your spot!
This is an in-person event. Location will be shared after you register & are approved.
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